Famous Five: Five On A Treasure Island: Book 1

Description

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.

In their first adventure, the Famous Five find a shipwreck off Kirrin Island. But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail, looking for clues, but they're not alone. Someone else has got the same idea! Time is running out for the Famous Five - who will follow the clues and get to the treasure first?

This 80th anniversary edition features the text from the Classic edition. Its cover has been illustrated by Quentin Blake, but there are no inside illustrations.

All anniversary editions, each illustrated by a different artist, benefit the House of Illustration, the world's first dedicated home for the art of illustration (houseofillustration.org.uk).

Promotion info

Celebrate 70 years of the Famous Five with Quentin Blake and friends with new covers on classic editions of the bestselling books.

Reviews

"The book is amazing and I can't wait to read the next one." 10/10 William King -- Parent Talk 20111201

Author description

Enid Blyton died in 1968 but remains one of the best-known and best-loved writers of children's stories. She is consistently voted a children's favourite in author polls. She has over 600 children's books to her credit, including the Famous Five series, the Secret Seven series, the Naughtiest Girl series - all Hodder - and the Malory Towers and St Clare's series, both available from Hodder on audio.